Shubin + Donaldson Architects, the architect of the highlighted work Single Family Residence:Pacific Palisades Residence by Shubin + Donaldson Architects illustrates, Diffusion of the built form into the landscape defines the approach for situating this single family residence on a coastal bluff overlooking a natural canyon and the Pacific Ocean. A balance between the negotiation and mitigation of a severe topography, integration into a diverse built context, and an attempt to preserve the natural beauty of a virgin site bordered by State park land was sought to inform the building’s siting/orientation and formal/material description. .